Undergraduate study 2013 prospectus

General information

The Criminology and Social Policy degree aims to help you gain an understanding of crime and criminology and social issues and problems, and of how policies are formulated and implemented to try to alleviate the problems. Teaching is by lectures, small group tutorials and class exercises.

Selection

We look for bright individuals who are interested in the subject area of Criminology and Social Policy. If you are offered a place you will be invited to one of our regular open days held from January to March, so that you can tour the campus, learn more about the degree and meet staff and current students. We welcome applications from mature students, who normally meet with an individual member of staff to discuss their academic intentions.

Assessment

Assessment is normally by a combination of examinations and coursework, though in Year 1 some modules are wholly coursework assessed and some are wholly examination assessed. In Years 2 and 3 the usual combination is 50% examination and 50% coursework, while the final year project is assessed by a dissertation.

Career Prospects

Our students go on to a wide variety of careers in the private, public and voluntary sectors. A proportion enter welfare-related careers such as probation and social work, while others join the police, the prison service, management training schemes, and the personnel departments of large companies. A number go on to do postgraduate study or teacher training.

Course structure

Core modules

• The Criminal Justice System in England and Wales
• Introduction to Criminology and Social Policy
• Crime and Social Welfare: Policy in Practice
• History of Social Policy
• Criminological Theory
• Equal Opportunities and Diversity
• Deviance and Social Control
• Operational Policing Issues
• Social Policy, Social Movements and Social Change

Optional modules include

• Women and Crime: Victims, Offenders
• Drug Policy: International Perspectives
• Contemporary Issues in Criminology
• Human Rights and Civil Liberties
• Children, Young People and Risk
• Applied Crime Prevention
• State Surveillance and Deviant Bodies

Other optional modules are subject to availability.

Study options and entry requirements

Here you will find information about the various study options available for this course and the entry requirements for each option.

SQA = Scottish Qualifications Authority IB = International Baccalaureate